Would You Like A Tour Review
Young Money star Drake brought his Would You Like a Tour to Oakland’s Oracle Arena in mid-November. Pandemonium quickly filled the arena as fans rocked Drake-inspired T-shirts, held posters and brought Canadian flags. Opening the show was Drake’s OVO Sound artist PartyNextDoor. Hip Hop artist Future shortly performed after with a few of his biggest hits including “Racks,” “Tony Montana,” “Neva End,” and “Honest.”
Singer Miguel then graced the stage accompanied with his band and a light show behind him. He sang most of his hits from his All I Want Is You and Kaleidoscope Dream albums including “Sure Thing,” “Quickie,” “How Many Drinks,” and “Adorn.” Miguel made mention how he has a lot of love for the Bay Area, since the West Coast was the first to play his songs on the radio.
After Miguel’s performance, fans got a little restless waiting for nearly 45 minutes during intermission to see the headliner. However, once the lights dimmed in the arena, every fan got out of their seat as Drake came out to give them the tour they had been waiting on. He performed songs from his latest album Nothing Was The Same and taking fans back to Take Care and So Far Gone. Drake brought a lucky fan on stage to serenade during “Hold On, We’re Going Home.” Drake then welcomed R&B newcomer Jhene Aiko to the stage as they performed “Come Thru,” and “From Time.” He then left the stage to allow Jhene to rock solo. During a brief intermission, Drake’s DJ played a few of his older hits including “Successful” and “Over.” When Drake came back to the stage, he brought back out his tour mate Future to perform their hit song “Love Me.” Future showed his respect to the Bay Area as he rocked Oakland Raider gear. The highlight of Drake’s performance was the second spiral stage that floated in the middle of the arena. This stage gave Drake the opportunity to engage more with his fans. Drake’s melody was stating, “the Bay Area has some of the most influential music and is one of the biggest places for Hip-Hop.” His fans leave his show knowing how far he has come and how much his songs relate to other people’s lives.
